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jewel August 15th, 2008

This alleged Bigfoot discovery was all the talk around the water cooler at work today. Yeah, color me skeptical.  I could barely contain my laughter when I heard about it.  Seriously?  Are the news outlets bored?

So, I do my due diligence and do a Google search.  The information that the so called discoverers of the “beast” are providing, as is usual in cases like these, is vague and contradictory and they haven’t actually given proof of anything.  At least not yet.  The photographs could be a number of things and they have told at least three different versions of the events that led them to the beast.  And then there is the DNA samples they provided to a University of Minnesota entomologist:

Biscardi, Whitton and Dyer presented what they called evidence supporting the Bigfoot theory. It was an e-mail from a University of Minnesota entomologist, but all it said was that of the three DNA samples sent to the scientist, one was human, one was likely a possum and the third could not be tested because of technical problems.

So far it just isn’t credible.  Of course, it does not help the case at all that the main guy trying to sell it - Tom Biscardi - is already known for hoaxing Bigfoot.  He certainly isn’t credible.

Hey, if they can actually offer proof that whatever is in that freezer is what they claim, then that would certainly be something worth examining.  I’m not going to hold my breath, though.  So far they have been big on promises of proof and light on actual proof.

Edited to add: The Discovery Channel has a pretty good write up on this.

Another edit: Now Tom Biscardi is admitting it was a fraud and is claiming to be a victim of said fraud.  Ya know, I just don’t buy that he wasn’t complicit.  Is he really so dumb to not examine the “find” before calling for a press conference?  Uh huh.  Sure, Tom, I believe you.

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